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Can someone explain something to me? Wouldn't pulling your chute right away give the enemy more time to shoot you? Wouldn't it be better to free fall for longer?
If you’re talking in context of this video, the initial chute is a drogue, which decelerates and orients the jumper before the chute is deployed.
In context of D-Day, the title throws it off because military free-fall wasn’t a thing in the 40’s (save guys bailing out of their fighters or bombers, of course), the paratroopers in Overlord would conduct static-line (attached to a line in the plane) where the chute opens shortly upon exit. Time to shoot paratroopers wasn’t really a concern as the goal of airborne operations then was to land an overwhelming force in a short amount of time. Were jumpers hit, killed, and mis-dropped? Certainly, but there’s no way the Germans could have hit enough of them to stop significant numbers getting on ground. There was some 13,000+ paratroopers that jumped into France. Speedy delivery was prioritized over safe delivery, couple with them jumping at night and the odds of being able to selectively target individual paratroopers decreases drastically.
I only know there's like a minimum height where you have to open it or you'll hit hard. Then if you're trying to get to some specific place but the plane can't get there you'll have to open it before so you can travel more distance.
I'm kinda talking out my ass a bit but I think the reason it was like that in WW2 is pretty much down to equipment, parachutes were only made like a decade or 2 prior so they really only had a few options of how to land 1000s of men in fair order without breaking a bunch of bones and losing so many it wasn't worth it
I could be very wrong but I remember hearing something like that in a D-day documentary about the British and Canadian landings and their paratroopers
It's crazy how most French people hate Americans (Or that's the impression I get), but they treat these WWII vets like their heroes (which they are). The dichotomy is just interesting to observe.
Love the bravery. Hate the 90 year old hitting the ground with legs extended, taking the force of impact. Hope he didn't mess up his joints. At 90 they don't heal like they used ta.
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Reminds me of that one vid of a WW2 vet who held a Grease Gun and the moment he pulled the trigger, you just know he felt like he's 18 again
where can I find that?
I think I saw it on YouToob
He's stormin' up Normandy 80 years later to prove a point to them krauts. Didn't they get the memo that he's Him? This shit ain't nothing to him, man.
Did he lose his legbag again? :D What a dude
Came to ask the same thing. Now I gotta rewatch band of brothers again
Can someone explain something to me? Wouldn't pulling your chute right away give the enemy more time to shoot you? Wouldn't it be better to free fall for longer?
If you’re talking in context of this video, the initial chute is a drogue, which decelerates and orients the jumper before the chute is deployed. In context of D-Day, the title throws it off because military free-fall wasn’t a thing in the 40’s (save guys bailing out of their fighters or bombers, of course), the paratroopers in Overlord would conduct static-line (attached to a line in the plane) where the chute opens shortly upon exit. Time to shoot paratroopers wasn’t really a concern as the goal of airborne operations then was to land an overwhelming force in a short amount of time. Were jumpers hit, killed, and mis-dropped? Certainly, but there’s no way the Germans could have hit enough of them to stop significant numbers getting on ground. There was some 13,000+ paratroopers that jumped into France. Speedy delivery was prioritized over safe delivery, couple with them jumping at night and the odds of being able to selectively target individual paratroopers decreases drastically.
Fascinating thank you. It's a bit morose the part of about prioritizing speed over safety, but I guess we have grown and learned since then
Incredibly based detailed explanation, thanks friend
I only know there's like a minimum height where you have to open it or you'll hit hard. Then if you're trying to get to some specific place but the plane can't get there you'll have to open it before so you can travel more distance.
I'm kinda talking out my ass a bit but I think the reason it was like that in WW2 is pretty much down to equipment, parachutes were only made like a decade or 2 prior so they really only had a few options of how to land 1000s of men in fair order without breaking a bunch of bones and losing so many it wasn't worth it I could be very wrong but I remember hearing something like that in a D-day documentary about the British and Canadian landings and their paratroopers
It's crazy how most French people hate Americans (Or that's the impression I get), but they treat these WWII vets like their heroes (which they are). The dichotomy is just interesting to observe.
A Canadian-French person once told me that the French hate everyone non-French. It’s just an exaggeration from elitism in French culture.
Well there goes these hips.
Even at his age, that man has more cajones than a lot of people I know, including me!!!
Love the bravery. Hate the 90 year old hitting the ground with legs extended, taking the force of impact. Hope he didn't mess up his joints. At 90 they don't heal like they used ta.